Which animals can best withstand climate change?
Extreme weather such as prolonged drought and heavy rainfall is becoming more and more common as the global average temperature rises—and it will only get worse in the coming decades. …
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60 million years of climate change drove the evolution and diversity of reptiles
Just over 250 million years ago during the end of the Permian period and start of the Triassic, reptiles had one heck of a coming out party. Their rates of …
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Conference opens to draft first-ever treaty on ocean’s biological diversity
#BioDiversity, #IndiaBioDiversity New York: The intergovernmental conference to draft the first-ever treaty on the ocean’s biological diversity opened its fifth and likely final session on Monday. Amidst calls for flexibility, openness …
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New study shows that aging neutralizes sex differences in the brain, study
When male and female fruit flies age, their brains become desexualized. Age-related changes take place in both sexes, but the male brain becomes feminized to a larger extent than the …
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Giraffes, parrots, and oak trees, are among many species facing extinction
New York: Around one million species are facing extinction, according to a report from IPBES, an independent intergovernmental science and policy body supported by the UN. It may be surprising …
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The many ways nature nurtures human well-being
A systematic review of 301 academic articles on “cultural ecosystem services” has enabled researchers to identify how these nonmaterial contributions from nature are linked to and significantly affect human well-being. …
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Ontario defends forestry workers and industry, calls out unfair duties on Softwood Lumber
The following statement was issued Aug 5 by Graydon Smith, Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry, and Vic Fedeli, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade: “Ontario’s forest sector …
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5 species you didn’t know were under threat
The unsustainable use of plants and animals is not just threatening the survival of one million species around the world, but the livelihoods of billions of people who rely on …
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